UFC 74 Live Results and Round-by-Round Coverage

This post contains live, round-by-round updates of every preliminary and main-card fight at tonight’s UFC 74 event, which takes place at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

The first bout takes place at approximately 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT, and the televised portion of the pay-per-view event airs at 10 p.m./7 p.m. PT.

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Round 1 – big cheers for Guida as the fighters are introduced. Guide takes the center of the ring, both fighters feeling each other out. Both fighters looking to stand and jab. Clay lands a good kick to the thigh and then a follow up stiff jab. Aurelio looks composed. Guide comes in behind a solid jab and scores. Guida lands a right which drops Aurelio. Guida jumps in to guard for a second, Aurellio moves up looking for a sub and Guida stands up. As they re-engage Guida lands a good three punch combo which drops Aurellio again. Easy 10-9 for Guida

Round two – both fighters feeling out on the feet. Aurellio tries to shoot, is stuffed and ends on his back. Guida lets him up. Both fighters still feeling out the feet. Aurellio shoots for a double and Guida turns him over, now in Aurellio’s full guard. Guida posturing up and dropping some elbows. Guida postures to his feet and throws several punches down as the bell rings. Another 10-9 Guida.

Round three – Guida leads a good leg kick and a good overhand right. Guide shoots but is stuffed. Aurellio looks tired. Aurellio shoots and is stuffed with a great sprawl. With one minute left Aurellio is taunting with his hands away trying to create but Guida is not buying it. The fight ends – Guida is bleeding from the nose and mouth but clearly won all three rounds.

Round 1 – The fighters trade cautious leg kicks – Hardonk looks for a body kick and Mir dumps him. Hardonk tries to secure an arm but Mir escapes sliding over. Mir frees his arm and quickly locks in a kimura. Its deep – Hardonk rolls but Mir is locked in and cranks it deep. Hardonk taps at 1:17 in the first round.

David Heath vs. Renato “Babalu” Sobral

Round 1 – both trade stiff jabs. Sobral shoots and takes Heath down, in to his full guard. Sobral works the body then goes upstairs. Sobral drops some good elbows and punches, Heath defends most of them. Hearh kicks Sobral off and in the scramble gets on top. Sobral lands some good punches from the bottom, but Heath postures up and drops several big elbows. Heath drops more big elbows as the round ends. Close round – we score it for Heath due to the strong finish.

Round 2 – the two fighters clinch in the center. Heath drives to the side of the cage but Sobral scores a trip takedown and climbs on top. Sobral lands some huge punches and elbows. Sobral opens a huge cut which starts pouring blood. Heath is absorbing a ton of punishment, both fighters are just covered in Heath’s blood. Heath finally gets enough of a sweep to start to stand up. Sobral locks in a front choke – Heath flips over but its deep. Heath taps at 3:30 of the second round, but Sobral absolutely will not let go. Finally the red separates them, after Heath is out cold. Sobral mentions in the post-fight interview that’ve didn’t let go on purpose, that Heath “needs to learn some respect” and that he “deserves that sh*t.”

Ryan Jensen vs. Thales Leites

Round 1 – Jensen gets a strong reaction from the crowd, as does Leites. Jensen leads with two high kicks, Leites responds with a superman that misses. Thales shoots, Jensen looks to lock in a guillotine but Thales escapes acrobatically. Back to the feet – Thales shoots for a single leg but can’t finish. Both scramble back to the feet, in the scramble Thales takes his back standing. Jensen hits Leites with a good backwards elbow while standing. Thales picks him up and dumps Jensen but can’t capitalize and we’re back to the feet. Thales shoots again, Jensen stuffs and ends in Leites’s guard. Leites looks for a kimura and then transitions to a beautiful straight armbar. Leites wins by submission at 3:47 of the first round.

Main Card:

Patrick Cote vs. Kendall Grove

Round 1 – we are live. Cote gets a good response from the crowd, but Grove’s is even louder. Both fighters spend most if the first round in the clinch. Kendall works some good knees from the clinch and some good foot stomps. Grove seems to be picking Cote apart on the feet a bit, starting to utilize his range. The fighters clinch in the center, and as they break Grove goes for a knee up the center. Cote swings and catches Grove behind the ear with a looping right. Grove is stunned and dropped. Vote jumps on top, Grove gives up his back to escape – Grove defends the choke but Cote starts landing blows and the ref stops the fight. Cote pulls the upset with a TKO victory with just a few seconds left in the first round.

Joe Stevenson vs. Kurt Pellegrino

Round 1 – Kurt gets two takedowns in the round and has to defend guillotine attempts each time. Kurt wins the first round with octagon control and the takedowns

Round 2 – the fighters spend much of the second standing. Joe drops Kurt twice, with a punch and with a takedown. Kurt reverses the takedown after eating a few elbows and scores some of his own. Close round probably to Joe.

Round 3 – Joe does a great job coming out aggressive. Kurt gets an early takedown but Joe effectively ties him up and they are stood up. Joe gets a takedown and scores some with punches while Kurt is on a knee. Joe controls most of the round but an exhausted Pelletrino does score a late reversal and rolls for a knee bar. Joe takes the round.

Judges score 30-27 x2 and Cecil Peoples comes through with the correct score, 29-28, all for your winner Joe Stevenson.

Georges St. Pierre vs. Josh Koscheck

Round 1 – GSP gets the first takedown and controls the first three minutes. Kos reverses with about 2 minutes left with a little offense behind but not much. Kos scores with strikes as the round ends which might be enough to steal it. Close round.

Round 2 – GSP again scores the early takedown and controls the entire round. Kos spends the round on his back, defending against multiple kimura attempts on his right arm. Dominant 10-9 for GSP.

Round 3 – the fighters trade on their feet early. Kos looks for the same overhand right that Serra used to stun GSP. GSP is more aggressive and controlling the round early. KOS starts a single leg takedown with 1:30 left but cannot finish. GSP scrambles out and puts Kos on his back yet again. GSP rains down some punches and elbows to put an exclamation point on the win.

Judges cards: 29-28, 29-28, 30-27 for Georges St. Pierre.

Alberto Crane vs. Roger Huerta

Round 1 – a very close first round. Crane looks for several subs but cant aink anything. Huerta scores with some strikes from the guard and opens a cut under Crane’s eye. Close round, probably Huerta.

Round 2 – Huerta is in trouble more than once as Crane looks for several subs from the bottom and scores a couple reversals. Huerta’s athleticism and wrestling ability start to take over. Crane is visibly exhausted. Easy round for Huerta.

Round 3 – Crane is exhausted and can barely fight back. Huerta does get swept and Crane takeshis back from a seated position. Huerta uses the monitors around the arena to zero in on Crane’s position behind him to land several brutal backwards elbows. Eventually the elbows take their toll and Crane has to release. Crane attempts several tired takedowns – Huerta defends well and eventually turtles Crane. The refs quickly step in to end the fight: Huerta by TKO at 1:30 in the third.

Randy Couture vs. Gabriel Gonzaga

Round 1 – Couture wins the round easily with two takesowns and a good amount of damage scored with inside strikes after pushing Gonzaga up against the fence. Couture busts up Gonzaga’s nose badly, which sprays blood down his face.

Round 2 – Couture continues his dominance with flawless execution of his gameplan. Couture continues to push Gonzaga to the fence and score with short and quick blows from inside. Another dominant round for Couture.

Round 3 – the two fighters begin trading on their feet. Gonzaga lands a good high kick and then another. The seconds seems to stun Couture momentairily, however Couture regains his composure, grabs Gonzaga in the clinch again and pushes him against the fence yet again. Gonzaga struggles to escape and only finds a moment’s repose by dropping to the ground, in what almost looked like a weary attempt to pull guard. Couture steps on top and rains down punches until the fight is stopped at the 1:37 mark. Couture retains the heavyweight title with a dominant third round TKO stoppage.

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